Press Releases
about Capital Punishment
Apr 25, 2016
Innocent Man Dies of Cancer on Texas Death Row Three Days Before Hearing to Clear His Name
Max Soffar Spent 35 Years Behind Bars for Crimes He Didn’t Commit
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: State of Texas v. Max Soffar
Jan 12, 2016
ACLU Comment on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Capital Punishment in Florida
NEW YORK – The Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 in Hurst v. Florida that the state’s system of determining who receives the death penalty is unconstitutional. In Florida, judges, ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Sep 10, 2015
Montez Spradley, Innocent Man, Released From Prison After 9.5 Years, 3.5 on Death Row
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, was released from prison on Friday. He had spent 3.5 years on Alabama’s death row ...
Aug 13, 2015
Connecticut Supreme Court: State May Not Kill Death Row Inmates Following Repeal of Death Penalty
The ACLU of Connecticut applauded this morning’s state Supreme Court decision holding that the Connecticut Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment forbids th...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 29, 2015
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Glossip v. Gross
WASHINGTON – Cassandra Stubbs, director of the Capital Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, had this comment in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jun 19, 2015
ACLU of Nebraska Secures $400,000 Grant to Fight Death Penalty Referendum
LINCOLN, Neb – The ACLU of Nebraska announced today that it recently secured a $400,000 grant from a national funder, Proteus Action League, to fight back against the death penal...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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